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Botafogo 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Gabriel on £26,000 per week · see the current Botafogo wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £233k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £12m
SQUAD SIZE101
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £6k
Then and now
Botafogo pay £269,812 a week in 2026/27 — 16% higher than the £233,310 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2024 | ||
| Víctor Cuesta | £16,000 | £832,000 | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Argentina | DEC 2023 | ||
| Danilo Barbosa | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Gatito Fernández | £16,000 | £832,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Paraguay | DEC 2024 | ||
| Carlos Eduardo | £14,000 | £728,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Adryelson | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Luís Henrique | £13,000 | £676,000 | 20 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tchê Tchê (Danilo das Neves Pinheiro) | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Gustavo Sauer | £9,200 | £478,400 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Tiquinho Soares (Francisco das Chagas Soares do Santos) | £9,000 | £468,000 | 31 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Marçal | £9,000 | £468,000 | 33 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Marlon Freitas | £7,900 | £410,800 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Rafael | £7,700 | £400,400 | 32 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Victor Sá | £7,500 | £390,000 | 28 | Winger | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Luis Segovia | £7,000 | £364,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Ecuador | DEC 2024 | ||
| Patrick de Paula | £6,800 | £353,600 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Joel Carli | £5,100 | £265,200 | 35 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lucas Piazón | £5,000 | £260,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Daniel Borges (Daniel Fortunato Borges) | £4,400 | £228,800 | 29 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Philipe Sampaio | £3,800 | £197,600 | 27 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAR 2025 | ||
| Hugo (Hugo Gonçalves Ferreira Neto) | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Lucas Fernandes | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Matheus Nascimento | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Breno (Breno Washington Rodrigues Silva) | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Douglas Borges (Douglas Borges) | £1,400 | £72,800 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Kayque (Kayque Luiz Pereira) | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Lucas Perri | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Luis Phelipe | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Mezenga | £880 | £45,760 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Iago André | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Caio Vitor | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | Left winger | Brazil | OCT 2025 | ||
| Eduardo | £520 | £27,040 | 20 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Jô | £520 | £27,040 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | APR 2023 | ||
| Vitor Leque | £500 | £26,000 | 21 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Carlos Alberto | £460 | £23,920 | 20 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Darius Lewis | £450 | £23,400 | 22 | Winger, striker | Trinidad & Tobago | MAY 2023 | ||
| Henrique Vermudt | £450 | £23,400 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | APR 2023 | ||
| Vitor Marinho (Vitor Marinho de Oliveira) | £450 | £23,400 | 21 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Dylan Talero | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Striker | Colombia | APR 2024 | ||
| JP | £430 | £22,360 | 21 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Sapata | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| DG | £420 | £21,840 | 21 | Left-back | Brazil | AUG 2024 | ||
| Vitinho (João Victor Vaz Lopes Pinto) | £400 | £20,800 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Wendel Lessa (Wendel Lessa de Macedo Gonçalves) | £390 | £20,280 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Janderson | £380 | £19,760 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | MAY 2023 | ||
| Lucas Barreto (Lucas Fonseca Gomes Barreto) | £360 | £18,720 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Wallison | £330 | £17,160 | 20 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Raí (Raí da Silva Pessanha) | £300 | £15,600 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Reydson (Reydson Renan de Almeida Ribeiro) | £300 | £15,600 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | APR 2024 | ||
| Menezes | £280 | £14,560 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Ryan | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Igo (Igo Gabriel Santos Pereira) | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Bernardo | £200 | £10,400 | 20 | Right-back, right midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2023 | ||
| Fabiano | £200 | £10,400 | 16 | Left winger | Brazil | AUG 2025 | ||
| Bardales | £180 | £9,360 | 22 | Winger, striker | Brazil | - | ||
| Evensky Berleus | £170 | £8,840 | 22 | Centre-back | U.S.A. | JUL 2023 | ||
| Matheus Cabral | £160 | £8,320 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Jacob Montes | £150 | £7,800 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | DEC 2024 | ||
| Kauê (Kauê Rodrigues Pessanha) | £150 | £7,800 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | NOV 2023 | ||
| Danilo (Danilo Augusto da Silva Magalhães) | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| João Fernando | £130 | £6,760 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Leandro | £130 | £6,760 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | MAR 2023 | ||
| Maranhão (João Victor da Silva de Aquino) | £120 | £6,240 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | APR 2023 | ||
| Kauê Leonardo | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2025 | ||
| Bernardo Valim | £80 | £4,160 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2025 | ||
| Tomate | £70 | £3,640 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| Gabriel Toebe | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | MAR 2023 | ||
| João Felipe | £60 | £3,120 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2025 | ||
| Gregory | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Left-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Serafim | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Felipe Dias | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2024 | ||
| Batata Zampier | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Brazil | APR 2025 | ||
| Marquinhos (Marcos Vinicius de Souza Rodrigues) | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | JUL 2023 | ||
| Iago (Iago Renato Silva Nascimento) | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2024 | ||
| Victor Darub | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rafael Lobato | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Winger | Brazil | OCT 2024 | ||
| Newton | £40 | £2,080 | 22 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Esteban Espinosa | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | Centre-back | Puerto Rico | JUL 2023 | ||
| Jhonnatha (Jhonnatha Souza Borges) | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Rafael Porfírio | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Caio | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | SEP 2025 | ||
| Gabriel Justino | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Lucas Vargas | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | APR 2025 | ||
| Pedrinho | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Right-back | Brazil | JUL 2025 | ||
| Gabriel Cunha | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | OCT 2024 | ||
| Miguel | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Luís Octávio | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | NOV 2023 | ||
| Andrey | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | APR 2025 | ||
| Victor Kawã | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | APR 2024 | ||
| Brendon | £40 | £2,080 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2024 | ||
| Cristiano Junior | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | MAR 2025 | ||
| LC | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Central midfielder | Brazil | OCT 2025 | ||
| João Gadu | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Foguinho | £40 | £2,080 | 15 | Right-back | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Pedro Wander | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Left-back | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Rhuan Lucas (Rhuan Lucas Gonçalves da Costa) | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Dudu | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2023 | ||
| Kawan (Kawan Thomaz Reis de Moraes) | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Rhenzo (Rhenzo Alcon Andrade) | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | Left winger, striker | Bolivia | DEC 2024 | ||
| Ramon (Ramon Vargas de Jesus Farias) | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Left-back | Brazil | MAR 2024 | ||
| Pedrinho | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
73 Under £1k 6%
6 £1k-£2k 3%
4 £2k-£5k 5%
10 £5k-£10k 32%
7 £10k-£25k 42%
1 £25k-£100k 11%
Top 5 earners took 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 101 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Botafogo wages, 2022/23
What was Botafogo's wage bill in 2022/23?
Botafogo paid £233,310 a week in 2022/23 - £12,132,120 across the year - spread over a squad of 101. We hold a wage for all 101 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Botafogo player in 2022/23?
Gabriel was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £26,000 a week, 4x the 22+ squad average of £6,494.
What was the average Botafogo salary in 2022/23?
The average Botafogo player aged 22 or over earned £6,494 a week in 2022/23, across the 31 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 101. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Botafogo's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Botafogo pay £269,812 a week in 2026/27, 16% higher than the £233,310 of 2022/23. The current squad is 55 players against 101 then.